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Disc jockey Jeff Townes and poet Will Smith met at a party in 1986... They swiftly turned themselves into DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince and hit with 'Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble' and 'Summertime' - 'Boom' became their third big UK hit when it shot to No. 1 in September '93.
And in the days when a rap Number One was still rather a rarity, this was a little bit of a trailblazer. Indeed Messrs Smith and Townes have some claim to be the first black people ever to top the UK chart with a hip-hop single (after Partners In Kryme, Vanilla Ice and Bart Simpson), though this does require excluding the claims of dance acts like Snap! and 2Unlimited and this is arguably as much a dance track as a hip-hop one. It was co-written by the Outhere Brothers and somewhat anticipates the style of their own hits a couple of years later. It is a slightly tougher, more adult-sounding record than the likes of 'Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble' and 'Nightmare On My Street' though of course this is all relative and it's not likely to be mistaken for Public Enemy. Essentially the track is a showcase for Will Smith's likeability and if like me you've always warmed to him this is pretty good. If not, beware becoming one of the many who died trying to stop his show.
Available on: Greatest Hits
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